This week’s Must Read is a first-person account by Kenneth Anger about the making of his classic troubled production Lucifer Rising. He gets into his personal relationships with Charles Manson cohort Bobby Beausoleil and star Marianne Faithful. Fascinating, fascinating reading.
This week’s Must Listen is the radio program The Film Show on KBOO community radio in which host Jenn Chavez chats with Journal good friend Bob Moricz about the upcoming blowout Portland Underground Film Festival. But, they also talk about underground films in general and Moricz’s unique thoughts on our little subculture. Lots of good thoughts on the subject.
Mike White notices that the outrage over Lianne MacDougall’s career of plagiarism has been tamped down. But, more importantly, White also takes a moment to reflect on the whole notion of how Internet “celebrity” trumps talent all the time. It’s sickening, but that’s life.
Jay Hollinsworth comes up with a list of cinema’s best mockumentaries. I have no major quibbles with it, but my own list would probably be a little different.